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The Operator's Edge

Short, opinionated takes on running a small business that scales.

A weekly video series hosted by Peter Lewis. Each episode is under ten minutes, focused on a single operating principle, and produced for operators who don't have time for filler.

New episodes weekly. One email when each drops.

No filler, no marketing emails, no upsells. Just the new episode and a short intro from Peter on why it matters.

§ Featured episode
Coming May 2026 Featured episode thumbnail · Peter on camera · clean studio backdrop · "Episode 01" plate
Episode 01 · ~8 min · Coming May 2026

Why most "AI strategies" for small businesses are actually distractions.

A contrarian take on the AI consulting wave: most operators don't need an AI strategy. They need an operating system that happens to use AI. The difference matters more than it sounds — and most of the work happening under "AI strategy" labels would be better named otherwise.

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§ Upcoming episodes
Coming June 2026 Episode 02 thumbnail · "Three things to automate first"
Episode 02 · ~7 min

The three things to automate first — in any business.

Across every industry we've worked in, the same three operational surfaces leak the most revenue and consume the most owner time. Worth automating before anything else.

Coming June 2026 Episode 03 thumbnail · "Operating discipline at scale"
Episode 03 · ~9 min

What enterprise companies know about operating discipline that small businesses don't.

The systems that made enterprise companies run reliably are now within reach of small businesses. The question is which ones to install — and in what order.

In planning Episode 04 thumbnail · "The owner-as-bottleneck problem"
Episode 04 · ~7 min

If you took two weeks offline, what would break?

The single sharpest test of how dependent a business is on the owner. Most operators don't like the answer — and the answer is the diagnosis.

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